Hu Guang talked with the generals during the day, and had to go through the trouble to explain the matter of paper money at night, and his voice became a little hoarse later.

He turned his head to look at the night outside the hall, and after a little calculation, he didn't plan to work overtime anymore. Turning his head to look at Wen Tiren, he explained: "Whether this banknote can be popularized or not is very important, and the impact is even far beyond Qing's imagination. However, this required the imperial court to have sufficient reserves of silver. Wen Qing, my Ming Dynasty's fiscal and tax reform must be accelerated! ”

As soon as he heard this, Wen Tiren's expression turned grim, and he immediately replied respectfully: "The minister understands! ”

Hu Guang knew that during the period of the year before, in fact, Wen Tiren was also busy with a series of things related to the war, so he didn't say anything after reminding him, and turned his head to look at the head of the household department Shangshu Bi Ziyan and said: "I have asked people to print 620,000 taels of banknotes, and I have already counted the registered soldiers and meritorious soldiers outside the city. ”

"Wechen obeys!" Bi Ziyan immediately replied, and then when he wanted to say something, he heard the emperor explain again: "The 620,000 silver stored by the household department will also be moved out of the city together, and the work of letting the soldiers outside the city exchange paper money for silver taels must not be embarrassed." The credibility of banknotes must be established from the very beginning! ”

Bi Ziyan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, if this was changed before, he didn't need the prestige of the imperial court to deter those soldiers, and it would already be a blessing to not let them exchange silver taels, not to mention the matter of preparing for them to exchange silver taels, and finally these banknotes returned to the hands of the imperial court, why bother!

But now, they have to prepare for the exchange work, and there must be no embarrassment! The way of the world has really changed!

However, Bi Ziyan also came back to his senses immediately, after all, the emperor made it clear enough that if he didn't actually exchange paper money, it would be useless to use the silver standard, and others would not believe it.

Thinking so, Bi Ziyan sighed secretly in his heart, even if these banknotes finally returned to the hands of the imperial court and worked in vain, they still had to do it. Thinking so, he immediately agreed.

Hu Guang saw that he agreed, and he didn't care what he thought, so he turned his head to look at Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and said: "Regarding the matter of the national anthem and flag, the Ministry of Rites should start to promote it as soon as possible." I mean, the sooner the better! ”

Awakening the concept of the country and the nation of the Ming Dynasty people, so that they can understand the unity of the family and the country, this matter cannot be immediate, it is a long-term process. Therefore, it must be implemented as soon as possible and time will tell.

"Wechen obeys!" Xu Guangqi responded immediately, and he faintly felt a hint of excitement.

Because this is something that has not been done in previous dynasties, and from now on, even if there is a change of dynasty in later generations, there will definitely be a national anthem and a national flag. When the time comes to talk about the origin of the national anthem and the national flag, his own book of rites will inevitably be mentioned and remembered by future generations.

After Hu Guang finished explaining, he remembered something again, turned his head to look at Shoufu and said: "Wen Qing, the matter of this banknote, with the distribution of tomorrow, will also be announced to the world, and this matter must not be forgotten." Otherwise, if a small number of soldiers return with paper money, but the local government does not receive the decree about the paper money, it will not be good! ”

"The old minister obeys the order, this matter will be done early tomorrow morning!" Wen Tiren's face was serious, and he immediately nodded in response.

After ordering these things, Hu Guangcai asked the three courtiers to go back to rest early. But after they left, he looked at the banknote on the imperial case, and suddenly patted his head: It's really faint, this banknote is flawed, what should I do?

I didn't know what I thought at the beginning, but I forgot to print the "Daming Central Bank". This is to tell the world that only the central bank of the Ming Dynasty has the power to print and issue banknotes, which is very important.

But then again, I originally thought that with cement, I should be able to build the Daming Central Bank and the Daming Martyrs' Hall at the same time. I didn't think that the weather was too cold, and the cold ground increased the difficulty of construction. The most critical thing is that the lack of materials and food control have also affected the construction progress.

All the resources had to be satisfied with the side of the Ming Martyrs' Hall first, and the affairs of the central bank were put on hold, and they were not even discussed. But even so, the Daming Martyrs' Hall did not complete the first phase of the project as scheduled.

Hu Guang thought about it, picked up the banknotes on the imperial case and continued to look at them. I was also a little glad in my heart, because the household bank was limited, and this first issuance was only 620,000 yuan, and the scale was not large. Tomorrow, we will go through a ceremony first, and after the soldiers exchange the banknotes for the silver taels, they will be destroyed and a new version will be issued.

As soon as he thought of destroying it, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed. In such a difficult period for the imperial court, these banknotes are costly! Isn't it too much of a loser to destroy it?

Thinking like this, Hu Guang suddenly had an idea, if you don't auction these banknotes, those who are willing to collect them can auction them for collection. I don't know what others think, but he himself can be sure that these banknotes will definitely appreciate in value in future generations!

It's a great idea! Hu Guang couldn't help but be happy. But then immediately remembered his identity, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, what is this? I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the maker and adjudicator of all the rules, can I play like this?

So, Hu Guang was entangled. Ruined, right? What a loser in these difficult years! Don't destroy it, right? How can there be an emperor who plays like this! Otherwise, he can use the emperor's power to deliberately make some mistakes on Hu Zhengyan's side, and then do it again?

The imperial court is in need of credibility, if you play like this, who will believe you? If you really play this kind of thing, you might as well issue bonds!

Thinking of this, Hu Guang was still determined to destroy it. After all, as a dignified Ming Emperor, you must not be short-sighted!

"Your Majesty, it's getting dark, you need to rest!" Fang Zhenghua saw that the emperor's face changed quickly, and he was a little worried, and reminded him.

When Hu Guang heard this, he came back to his senses and remembered that tomorrow would be another busy day, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This emperor is really working hard! Gotcha, sleep!

In the early morning of the next day, the eastern sky showed a hint of fish belly white, and the curfew soldiers had not yet withdrawn from their posts, and there were officials busy on the streets.

When the winter was completely exposed, the martial law imposed in the city for a day did not continue, and the number of people on the streets began to increase.

This day is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the last day of the second year of Chongzhen. Although the emperor has decreed that there will be no New Year's Day, there are still folk New Year's activities, as long as they are not extravagant and wasteful, and they hide at home and keep quiet, no one will really care.

However, on the main street leading to Desheng Gate, there are still soldiers guarding it, and idle people are not allowed to occupy the road. Only a few officials hurried by from time to time.

Outside the capital city, when the dawn was revealed in the east, the captain of the Jinyi Guard was ordered to urge all battalions to make fires and prepare to assemble.